Meaning of GAUCHERIE
Pronunciation: | | `gowshu'ree
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] a socially awkward or tactless act
- [n] the quality of being rustic or gauche
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| Synonyms: | | faux pas, gaffe, rusticity, slip, solecism |
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| See Also: | | awkwardness, bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, clumsiness, flub, foul-up, fuckup, gracelessness, stiffness | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Gauche`rie"\, n. [F.]
An awkward action; clumsiness; boorishness.
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| Related Terms: | | bad job, bevue, blunder, bobble, boggle, bonehead play, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, clumsy performance, error, etourderie, flub, fluff, foozle, fumble, hash, mess, miscue, mistake, muff, off day, sad work, slip, stumble, trip |
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